MANAGING PUBLIC SECTOR VEHICLES & EQUIPMENT
Baltimore PD removed 120 patrol cars from service while investigating a sexual assault that allegedly took place in a patrol car.
Surveillance cameras captured a man breaking windows and pouring an unknown substance into the gas tanks of vehicles owned by the City of Tulsa, Okla.
Thefts of vehicles in the U.S. rose again last year by more than 4%, according to preliminary 2017 crime data from the FBI. Many of the vehicles that are recovered are missing wheels and rims or other key parts.
Tires were slashed on nine Somerdale (N.J.) Police vehicles, one fire vehicle, and three personal vehicles. The cost to replace all the tires could exceed $9,000.
A City of Richmond, Ky., has fired a Public Works employee charged with theft for using the city’s fleet card to fuel his personal vehicle.
A veteran fleet supervisor for the City of Knoxville, Tenn., has been fired after equipment from the fleet garage was found at his home.
Law enforcement officials recovered more than $121 million in stolen vehicles equipped with the LoJack Stolen Vehicle Recovery System in 2013, the company announced May 15.
The Code 3 21TR Plus MC multi-color lightbar provides multiple colors from one light-head module without splitting the signal. The lightbar allows officers to turn a red/white or blue/white light-head module into a take-down light and provide scene lighting.
The Office of Inspector General report stated that the Dept. of Homeland Security needs to improve its implementation of internal controls to “prevent illegal, improper, or erroneous purchases” from its fleet cards.
The Santa Cruz County (Calif.) Sheriff's Office is investigating a suspected arson in which three county fleet vehicles were found heavily damaged by fire.